Currambena Primary and Preschool

Hello Currambena!

Thank-you to all our parents for the improvement with signing in and out, even ringing immediately to tell us if you have forgotten is a great relief.  Of course we would love everyone to keep working on this and a forgotten signature to be a rarity.

 THANK-YOU

To our organisers, for our beautiful fliers, and everyone who came to our Transition to Kindergarten night.

A special thanks to Fran and to Jo for presenting the evening.

 Activities coming soon…….

 Café

This Friday 28^th August 2pm start

This is always a lovely social gathering so please come.

If you can provide a plate of something yummy that would be much appreciated.

 Dance social  Friday 25^th September

We are hoping to have a bush band and if still cold –  Steve’s fire pit burning.

So mark that night in your calendar

 Special Thoughts….

Sending our love and support to Jackie, Michael and Katriona our thoughts will be with you all  next week.

 With love,

 Julianna

Hello Currambena!

Thank-you to the Leaf-busters that were in the school very very early Monday morning. When Mums turned up with brooms etc the whole place was spotless!

Thank-you to Katrina, Karen, Brian and Ching Ching for the beautiful fliers. The colours are just gorgeous.

 Activities coming soon…….

Presentation preparing for kindergarten by Fran                                    Monday 24^th August -7pm start

 Café afternoon                                                                                                               Friday 28^th August – 2pm start.This is always a lovely social gathering so please come.If you can provide a plate of something yummy that would be much appreciated.

Dance social  Friday 25^th September.                                                                        We are hoping to have a bush band and if still cold Steve’s firepit burning.  So mark that night in your calendar

 Greetings from……                                                                                                      Luuk and Willem send you their greetings and how much they are missing everyone. Willem has a job with a Sport’s fitness centre which he is very pleased about. Luuk is looking for part-time work and will be starting University in September.

 Help needed……..                                                                                                            Our beautiful fabric flags that we had hanging for our 40^th Reunion day are in the spare room and need to be carefully folded and stored back in their box.

 Reminders…

• URGENT! Our waiting list is getting longer so please talk to Sue TODAY about the days you want for next year and any siblings that will be starting.
• Fees are due next Thursday. If you are not going to meet this deadline please email your payment plan.
• Receipts. If you have paid your fees in cash or by cheque these are sitting under the window on my desk.
• Child Rebates. Preschool parents who have children attending preschool and possible CASP can claim these at Centre Link. If you need the form please talk to me.

 Kids’ Adventure Passport                                                                                         The NSW Government has launched the Kids’ Adventure Passport which gives all primary school children free access tomore than 70 museums and galleries across the State. From 13th July 2009 to 27th January 2010, every primary level childcan gain free entry to participating institutions on weekends, public holidays and school holidays. The passports can be obtained from participating museums and galleries, details of which are available from the website at www.arts.nsw.gov.au

With love,

   Julianna

Good morning Currambena!

Well yet again the school was looking very beautiful when we all skipped through the gate on Monday. Thank-you to all those industrious people who were here on Sunday sweeping, cleaning and generally doing the big tidy!

It seemed from the chatter in the playground that people have had a very mixed break, some sick the whole two weeks, others enjoying just being at home and others tripping around the Whitsundays.

You will be pleased to note that Luuk and Willem finally boarded their plane at a ridiculously early hour on Monday morning 19th– very reluctantly I might add. They are now back in Holland with mixed ideas of what they want to do next though getting work seems to be a definite priority.They also send greetings to every one.

Activities coming soon…….

Tuesday 11th August – 7pm start

A Laura Presentation from the ‘Laura Walk Abouters’

Wednesday 12th August – 10am

Information Morning

Monday 24th August -7pm start

Preparing for kindergarten presented by Fran

NEEDED…

There is a major project of emptying the spare classroom this term. If a parent was interested this would go towards their maintenance hours. It will involve liaising with the teachers and sorting through what is in the room. They will need to work out what can be thrown out, what needs to be stored and how much storage we will need to find at the school or off-site.

If you think this would interest you please chat to Julianna or Jesse Kimber.

With love,

Julianna

Hello Everyone,

Remember this Sunday is our 40th Reunion which is going to be a really fun day listening to 1969 music, catching up with past pupils and old friends, swapping stories and sharing food at the community lunch. Which reminds me, don’t forget to bring that favourite family dish.

Please read the teachers pages to get all the stories from Laura. The feedback in the office is that they had a fantastic time.

We also have good news from our Build Team, the DA to Lane Cove Council was submitted yesterday. If you have not noticed the building plans for the new classroom are on the pin board outside Wendy’s classroom.

Remember next week is the last week of school so…..
Anyone with fees owing need to settle their account
All maintenance hours need to be WRITTEN IN THE BOOK!

With love,
Julianna

Hello Everyone,

Last Friday night we had a fabulous social!
The food as usual was scrumptious, Steve got a roaring fire going in a large brazier on the top deck and our two Dutch boys entertained everyone with two very funny performances.
This is Willem and Luuk’s last week at Currambena. They will leave a big hole in the school with their going and they will be very much missed by everyone especially the kids.

From the Community to Willem and Luuk we say                                     a huge thank-you.
We all know Currambena means the happy place but it also means watering place so no matter how far you go at some time you need to come back to drink. So till then Luuk and Willem, keep chasing those trails of self-discovery and adventure and we will, be seeing you!

Laura Aboriginal Dance and Music festival
This Thursday a group of parents and kids from the two top classes are off on safari to Queensland with Wendy to be part of this great festival. Fran will also be flying out Friday morning back Sunday night to join them. After the festival the group will be trekking south seeing more amazing sights and be back to Currambena the following Thursday.
It is so wonderful that we are finally going to this festival as we have had a standing invitation from Boori Pryor for years.

With love,
Julianna